Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue 14

Qingdao, China, 1–2 September 2003

Meeting Report

The latest Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue (NEACD) convened at the Hai Tian Hotel in Qingdao, China, 30 August–2 September 2003. The meeting was particularly significant, as it came on the heels of the official six-party talks in Beijing. The informal setting of this NEACD allowed participants, some of whom attended the official meeting in Beijing just days prior, to discuss and analyze the substance of the talks. In addition to having the discussions complement the six-party talks, four officials from the DPRK's Institute for Disarmament and Peace participated in the discussions. The DPRK is one of the founding members of NEACD, but only recently (at the Moscow meeting in October 2002) rejoined the discussion. NEACD participants in Qingdao. All welcomed the DPRK representatives, who participated actively during the informal two-day plenary session.

In keeping with tradition, the first day of the NEACD plenary meeting focused on national perspectives of regional security. Representatives from each of the six countries gave brief presentations and answered questions. The theme of the second morning of the plenary meeting was "Averting Conflict on the Korean Peninsula." Representatives from each NEACD-member country, including Ambassador Fu Ying, Director General of the Asian Department of the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, elaborated on the substance of the just-concluded Beijing talks and discussed the steps needed to make progress in the next round of negotiations. In the afternoon, Dr. Lu Jianren, Director of the Economic Research Department at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, gave a lively presentation on the present status and prospects for economic integration and free trade in Northeast Asia.

Agenda

Sunday, 31 August

Monday, 1 September

The Republic of Korea

Tuesday, 2 September

Participant List

People's Republic of China

Professor CHU Shulong
School of Public Policy and Management
Tsinghua University
Beijing, PRC

Ambassador FU Ying
Director General
Asian Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Beijing, PRC

Major HU Fan
American and Oceanian Affairs Bureau
Foreign Affairs Office
Ministry of National Defense
Beijing, PRC

Dr. LU Jianren
Director, Economic Research Department
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Beijing, PRC

Ms. NING Bo
Third Secretary
Asian Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Beijing, PRC

Ambassador QIN Huasun
Chief Advisor
China Institute of International Studies
Beijing, PRC

Mr. TU Jingchang
Second Secretary
Asian Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Beijing, PRC

Dr. YUAN Jian
Vice-President
China Institute of International Studies
Beijing, PRC

Democratic People' s Republic
of Korea

Mr. PAK Hyon Jae
Section Chief
DPRK Institute for Disarmament and Peace

Mr. KIM Hyak Chol
Researcher
DPRK Institute for Disarmament and Peace

Mr. KIM Il Sun
Researcher
DPRK Institute for Disarmament and Peace

Mr. RI Hak Chol
Researcher
DPRK Institute for Disarmament and Peace

Japan

Ms. MATSUMOTO Haruka
Research Fellow
Japan Institute of International Affairs
Tokyo, Japan

Colonel SAKURAI Yoshinobu
Chief, Foreign Plans and Policy, J5
Joint Staff Office
Japan Defense Agency

Mr. SUZUKI Atsuo
Director
Defense Intelligence Office
Japan Defense Agency

Mr. SUZUKI Kazuhiro
Senior Policy Coordinator
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Professor TOMODA Seki
Institute of Asian Studies
Asia University
Tokyo, Japan

Republic of Korea

Mr. LEE In-Ho
Deputy Director
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Seoul, Korea

Professor LEE Seo-hang
Director General
Inst of Foreign Affairs & National Security
Seoul, Korea

Colonel KIM Ki-Ock
Director
International Disarmament Division
Ministry of National Defense
Seoul, Korea

Mr. MOON Hayong
Director General
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Seoul, Korea

Dr. PARK Jong-sun
Consul General to Shandong Province
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Qingdao, PRC

Russian Federation

Dr. Yakov BERGER
Institute for Far Eastern Studies
Moscow, Russia

Mr. Sergey GONCHAROV
Minister-Counselor
Russian Embassy in Beijing
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Fedor INYAKOV
Senior Officer
Russian Federation Ministry of Defense
Moscow, Russia

Dr. Vladimir YAKUBOVSKY
Senior Fellow
Institute for Far Eastern Studies
Moscow, Russia

Russian Federation

Mr. Donald GREGG
President and Chairman of the Board
Korea Society
New York, New York

Mr. Donald KEYSER
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C.

Mr. Mark MOHR
Senior Advisor
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, D.C.

Colonel Gary SHAW
Deputy Chief, Strategy/Policy Division
U.S. Pacific Command
Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate
Honolulu, Hawaii

Professor Robert SCALAPINO
Institute of East Asian Studies
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California

Professor Susan SHIRK
Research Director
Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
University of California
La Jolla, California

Observers

Mr. Duc HUYNH
Assistant to Research Director
Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
University of California
La Jolla, California

Defense Information Sharing (DIS) Study Project

Prior to the plenary, a Defense Information Sharing (DIS) study project session was held. Military representatives from the U.S. Pacific Command, the Japan Defense Agency, the R.O.K. Ministry of National Defense, the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense, and the P.R.C. Ministry of National Defense gathered to discuss their country's current military doctrine in Northeast Asia. Lt. Col. Zhao Bao, from the Chinese military, updated DIS participants of China's most recent military joint exercises. Following the meeting, DIS members enjoyed a field trip to the PLA Navy North China Sea Fleet headquarters, which is stationed in Qingdao. A briefing by PLAN senior officials, including the Vice Admiral, at the headquarters was followed by a tour of a PLAN destroyer. Participants had opportunities to ask the ship's Captain about the ship's technical capabilities and the current modernization and transformation of the Chinese military.

DIS Study Project Agenda

Friday, 29 August

Saturday, 30 August

Japan

Sunday, 31 August